Article contentEven though Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob seemed to want to distance his team from pesky trade rumors, the NBA viewed his comments about Ben Simmons as tampering all the same. The league fined Lacob $50,000 Wednesday for violating its anti-tampering rule in response to comments he made to the San Francisco Chronicle about the Philadelphia 76ers’ disgruntled star. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Warriors owner Joe Lacob fined for Ben Simmons comments Back to videoMultiple reports have said Simmons told Philadelphia he wants to be traded and will not report to training camp, nor play another game for the franchise. A Western Conference executive told the Philadelphia Inquirer last month that Simmons has his sights set on “three California teams” — presumably the Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, all of whom are pushing for an NBA title.

Source: National Post September 22, 2021 22:17 UTC